Shadowing Practice: The Product Worked, But the Packaging Made It Look Dead - Learn English Speaking with Video
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you know for example i've got a live case i'm working
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on at the moment where it says a battery operated product okay
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and you can imagine in the packaging you need to lift
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out the products from the packaging now depending on the lift
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it out on where the product is actually put into the
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packaging there's finger holes to pull this out right there is potentially the on off button okay Now,
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during our pre-production testing, we built a number of products
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and the operators were putting the product into the packaging
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and they were accidentally turning on the products as they were putting into the packaging.
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It gets sent out to the customer, the customer says, no, this product's fault is no good, they're not even charged.
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Even when I buy my expensive phones, they come at 80% charge.
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This is dead already.
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User experience straight out of the box,
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first experience is, this product's not good because we've had an accidental mischief on the way it's been operated.
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Now, is it correct?
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Well, the specification says it automatically turns on by the press of a button.
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In this particular case, talk to to the customer about this, this is a good point.
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Let's change it to a two second long press platform.
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Okay, excellent.
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Okay, let's build iteration, software change.
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And we sent that out to a number of people
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and the feedback was the product's faulty it doesn't turn on
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okay it does all you got to do is hold it
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for two seconds for all of our other products all i've
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got to do is hold it for you know two milliseconds
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or whatever and it turns on so again we discussed
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that internally and with the customer
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and said look this is the actual real life this is
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the user experience okay not the specification specification is correct it's all about the user experience the user experience
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regardless whether it comes out of the bro you know it's when you turn it on it's a short on
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long off okay
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so we've changed it what we've done in order to overcome the accidental press down is removed the position
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or the orientation of how it puts in.
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In other words, we had four finger groups, we removed two, so the only way
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that you could actually manage to put the product into the packaging
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and taken out of the packaging is where the on-off button was not located.
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So that will overcome that problem and it resolved the user experience by getting
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that feedback to how it was expected okay so this is all about specification versus real life user experience
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 449 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:56. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| specification noun | An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. | |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| feedback noun | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. |
| overcome verb | /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ | To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of. |
| accidental adjective | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩/ | Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary. |
| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| potentially adverb | /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ | In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. |
| operator noun | /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/ | A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc. |
| versus | /ˈvɝsəs/ | Against; in opposition to. |
| accidentally adverb | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| resolve verb | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | To find a solution to (a problem). |
| orientation noun | /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ | The determination of the relative position of something or someone. |
| locate verb | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | To place; to set in a particular spot or position. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is actually put · been operated · is removed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've had · we've changed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as we've, I've, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, operator /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, internally /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like package, specification, finger.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.